title: [Pyogenic liver abscess in children].
abstract: 2 children with pyogenic liver abscesses were hospitalized during the past 2 years. A 6-year-old boy had high fever and hepatomegaly, and a large liver abscess was found in the right hepatic lobe. Streptococcus milleri was isolated from the pus. Treatment with a combination of prolonged drainage of the abscess and antibiotic therapy was successful. A 4-month-old girl who had prolonged fever was found to have osteomyelitis of 3 thoracic vertebrae and 2 liver abscesses in the right lobe. She was treated successfully with broad spectrum antibiotics. Additional workup revealed that she had chronic granulomatous disease.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pediatrics A, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spiegel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miron
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horovitz
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents